2013 Opening Game

**alien bird** · 02-04-2013, 09:20 PM

Well, it's one of these teams for certain:

Home: Bengals, Browns, Steelers, Patriots, Jets, Texans, Packers, Vikings
Away: Bengals, Browns, Steelers, Bills, Dolphins, Broncos, Bears, Lions

**Boulderraven** · 02-04-2013, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by alien bird

Well, it's one of these teams for certain:

Home: Bengals, Browns, Steelers, Patriots, Jets, Texans, Packers, Vikings
Away: Bengals, Browns, Steelers, Bills, Dolphins, Broncos, Bears, Lions

Are you sure? Can we hire Cameron back just for the opener?

**IBleedPurple2127** · 02-04-2013, 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by alien bird

Well, it's one of these teams for certain:

Home: Bengals, Browns, Steelers, Patriots, Jets, Texans, Packers, Vikings

Fixed. Highlighted the ones I think are in play. Vikings are a long shot but Peterson gets ratings...I doubt they'd open with that though.

**ravenjoe** · 02-04-2013, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by stevez51

Its a little early but penciling in Sept 5th as the Thursday opener. Who will the league line up..??? Steelers or Pats..???

The league will figure out some way to send us to Pittsburgh to play the Steelers on their turf...mark my words!

**PerpetuallyBored74** · 02-05-2013, 05:03 AM

Since it was Pitt in 2010, Cincy in 2011 and Bill Belicheck prefers to have enough time to study film on the Ravens offense to see what changes/improvements Caldwell will make, that only leaves the Packers as the option.

The angle the NFL will run of course is 2 Super Bowl winning QBs/teams going head to head.

**Flipping Birdie** · 02-05-2013, 05:12 AM

Originally Posted by IBleedPurple2127

I'm actually jewish but I'm from the New York area so I have no idea how many jews are around in Baltimore (gonna take a wild guess that there aren't too many lol). Eitherway, it isn't Yom Kiper which is the holiday where you aren't allowed to do anything fun (have to fast, no food, drinks, can't watch TV, read...pretty much torture). I don't observe Judaism anymore but I know from how I was brought up.

The Baltimore metropolitan area is second to only New York in per capita Jewish pop. Have you never watched a Barry Levinson movie?

**Raven Werewolf** · 02-05-2013, 05:54 AM

Should be Packers or Pats. Steelers maybe.

Doubful it's Texans because I'm still not sure if their national profile is high enough for that kind of showcase.

I'm still kind of nervous about getting screwed out of the prime time home opener again though. I can totally see the NFL using the O's homestand as an "excuse" for sending them to Pittsburgh or Dnever or even Chicago.

And if that happens..... nothing to do but SMH.

**JohnBKistler** · 02-05-2013, 07:10 AM

Originally Posted by Raven Werewolf

I'm still kind of nervous about getting screwed out of the prime time home opener again though. I can totally see the NFL using the O's homestand as an "excuse" for sending them to Pittsburgh or Dnever or even Chicago.

It should be interesting to see what happens...

I have seen several suggest that the currently scheduled 7:05 Orioles game be moved to 12:35....but I don't think it is that easy, since Camden Yards shares the same parking lots with M&T...as well as other services, such as food service staff, security, etc.

A MLB game can easily go 4 hours...so unless the Ravens are prepared to tell parking pass owners, tailgaters, etc., that they cannot get to their spots until 5:00 or later, I don't think it is as easy as "just move the Orioles to a day game".

More likely, I think they would need to make Friday a day/night double-header...but that involves getting approval from the teams involved..and that can be tricky, too.

It's a nice problem to have, but it should be interesting to see how it all plays out...

**Boulderraven** · 02-05-2013, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by JohnBKistler

It should be interesting to see what happens...

I have seen several suggest that the currently scheduled 7:05 Orioles game be moved to 12:35....but I don't think it is that easy, since Camden Yards shares the same parking lots with M&T...as well as other services, such as food service staff, security, etc.

A MLB game can easily go 4 hours...so unless the Ravens are prepared to tell parking pass owners, tailgaters, etc., that they cannot get to their spots until 5:00 or later, I don't think it is as easy as "just move the Orioles to a day game".

More likely, I think they would need to make Friday a day/night double-header...but that involves getting approval from the teams involved..and that can be tricky, too.

It's a nice problem to have, but it should be interesting to see how it all plays out...

As an Oriole fan I would like to see a day night double header with the White Sox on Saturday. That would be the best scenario. Saturday day baseball then a night game over Labor day weekend. I think they open with Minnesota or Ny Jets as a hunch. Both would generate good ratings. Doubt Cincy or Pittsburgh opening @ Baltimore another year.

**nickh0801** · 02-05-2013, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by BigPlayReceiver

Any chance that we're PHI's home opener again?

One could only wish!!!

**iggyman555** · 02-07-2013, 04:38 PM

Aaron Wilson ‏@RavensInsider

"We are confident we can work it out with the Orioles," Ravens team president on Sept. 5 scheduling conflict
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/r...,3448714.story …

**pslholder96** · 02-07-2013, 04:58 PM

The most obvious matchup would be the Pats. Rematch of the AFC championship game that will still be fresh.....in the minds of the Pats at least. Nothing like starting the NFL season with a rivalry game because that's what the Pats have become in recent years. The league will probably save both of our games against Pitt for two additonal prime time slots.

**Ravenboy2003** · 02-07-2013, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by pslholder96

The most obvious matchup would be the Pats. Rematch of the AFC championship game that will still be fresh.....in the minds of the Pats at least. Nothing like starting the NFL season with a rivalry game because that's what the Pats have become in recent years. The league will probably save both of our games against Pitt for two additonal prime time slots.

I think all this stuff about disrespect is getting old.

We got 3 home prime time games in the first month of the this season.

I think next year, if I had to take a guess at our prime time schedule it would look something like this:

Week 1 - Thurs Night - Patriots

Week 16 - Sunday Night - Steelers

in between:

Green Bay at home
@Cincy (thursday nighter)
@Denver (MNF)

**goldenelite28** · 02-07-2013, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by Boulderraven

I hope they open on Thursday at home, it gets the Thursday game out of the way and we are likely playing the Thursday game on the road if not winning the SB after having 2 straight home Thursday games (SF, Cleveland). Hate the road Thursday on a short week.

We will still have to play a Thursday game.

**BcRaven** · 02-07-2013, 06:16 PM

I'm not really worried about the 1st game the Ravens play in 2013. It's the last game that concerns me... Bc

**PurpleApocalypse37** · 02-07-2013, 06:21 PM

I hope it's the Patriots so Joe Flacco can go straight back to burning them. Flacco is going to have 4+ touchdown passes and 300+ yards in the season opener. Mark my words. And if you think this is hot air? Go check my bold prediction thread.